Extremists are discussing provoking a 'race war', ASIO boss warns

Key Points - Mike Burgess, the head of Australia's domestic spy agency, is set to deliver a speech at the National Press Club. - He is expected to warn that Australian members of nationalist extremist networks are using encrypted messaging apps. - Burgess will also warn artificial intelligence could "increase espionage" and "make radicalisation easier and faster". Australia's domestic spy agency says it is investigating a number of nationalists and "racist extremists" who are discussing how to provoke a "race …